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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Today on Studio 5, I shared a couple ideas for Star Gazing, inducing this, Box of Stars kit that I have had for years.

I am also sharing this star finder from NASA's website, found HERE. Be sure and visit their website, to download and print the correct month.

I thought about making a blog post with links to my favorite star gazing activities, but there are way too many, so I thought I would just direct you to my pinterest board. I have over six dozen Star Gazing ideas pinned, including apps, printables, parties, dates, and places to go for the best star gazing. You can go through them, and decide what you like the best!

To create this invitation, I used this clipart from MeAndCoDesign. I designed it in PICMONKEY. You can purchase the clipart, and create your own personalize invitation if you like. I explain the basics of how to use clipart in this tutorial.

To create this invitation, I used clipart this from bobstudiodesign. I designed it in PICMONKEY. Again, you can purchase the clipart, and create your own personalize invitation if you like. I explain the basics of how to use clipart in this tutorial.

Download the invitation for SLEEP WITH ME UNDER THE STARS TONIGHT HERE.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

When I saw giant versions of our favorite yard games on Pinterest, I knew I wanted to try making my own.

I decided to make Dominoes and Yahtzee.

For the dominos, I went to Home Depot, and had them cut 1x4's into 7 inch pieces for me. I followed this tutorial. After staining the wood, I just used the top of a water bottle to paint the dots on. It was very easy, just time consuming.

It is a hit with the kids, especially the four year old, who is so proud of himself when he matches up the right number of dots on each tile!

The large dice were just as easy to make. I used the same tutorial from above as a reference. I used a scrap piece of 4x4 from Home Depot (so it only cost a few dollars) and had them cut it into squares for me. I actually used a baby carrot cut in half to paint the dots on the dice, because I needed a smaller circle than the water bottle lid I used on the dominos.

I painted all the sides except the bottom in one sitting.

The girls had fun with these as well, and played their own version of a dice game.

These were not hard to make, and I'm excited to use them for family parties and other gatherings.

We camp with our kids, spring, summer, and fall. We have a pop-up trailer, that we usually take camping. We have recently noticed, that as our kids have gotten older, our time and availability to get away for days at a time is less and less. We are trying to do family time whenever we can, so the back yard is there perfect option!

The thing that is awesome about camping in your yard, is that you can really make your tent feel like home, and so cozy, without having to drag all the decorations and pillows with you to the wilderness.

When I mentioned glamping to my daughter and her friends, they got SO EXCITED, so I let them decorate. They decorated everything themselves! They are little interior designers in the making.

They went through the house and just gathered anything they thought would work in the space.

We have pillows from my bed, and from two different couches.

First things first, we blew up an aero bed. It came with its own pump, and the great thing about being in our backyard, was that we just plugged an extension cord into our house.

Also, aero beds are SO COMFORTABE!

We pulled the blue table in from my entryway, and it worked great!

On the other side, the girls flipped cardboard boxes upside down, and covered with sheets and scarves.

Hanging art on the inside made it feel extra homey!

A chandelier is a MUST! I got mine at Biglots, on clearance for $17. It is battery powered.

I hung it on a string that I threaded through the inside flaps.

The outside was fun to decorate as well.

I pulled a lantern from my yard, to sit by yard chairs.

I pulled a rug out to set in front of the tent, under the awning. It added nice texture and interest.

Tent glamping is a perfect thing to do with your family, and also for a date night! You can get alone time without leaving the kids!

Most men (in my experience) love camping. Tent glamping is a win win. You get the comforts of home, and he gets to feel like he is camping!

I had literally 4 minutes to get these photos in, before it started to pour!

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I am a wife to Hunky Mr. B. and mom to 3 great kids. I like to try new things, and don't like to sit still for long. This blog is all about my adventures in decorating, crafting, cooking/baking, mothering, and whatever comes to mind!